The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-04-16
IEATH OF BISHOP LEE.
The Prinate of tho Protestant Episcopal
| Church Expires on Tuesday.

The Primate of the Protestant Episcopal
Church Expires on Tuesday.
WMMISGToN. Del, April 12.h The
Right.Rsv Alfred Lee, Bishop OF the
Diocese of Delaware and first Bishop of
tho Protestant Episcopal Church of the
United States. died at 3 80 o'clock this
afternoon. Bishop Lee was taken sick
on March 4th with typhoid fever. His
death was gradual and easy. The fun
eral will be held ID Friday at p. NJ in
st. Andrews church, and the burr j will
be made in Old Swedes' cemetery.
Alfred Lee, ID. ID. LII d.. first Prot
estant Episcopal Bishop of Delaware.
was born at Cambridge, Mass Septem-
Der g. 1907. HIS father was sea captain,
prominent i'll the merchant marine of
New England in those days. Young Lee
graduated from Harvard III 1927 After
leaving college he read law at New B. j.
ford. Conn, was admitted to the Oar and
practlced two years. Meanwhile hIs at
tentiou was drawn To theology aud. leav-
ing the law. he stadied and graduated
from the General Theological Seminary
in New York, i'll 1887 \ year later he
Was ordained a priest aud utficiated tor u
few months at Poquetannock, Conn. In
September, 1888 he became Rector OF
the parish al Rnckd ale. Delaware county,
Pa, where he remained until his eleva-
ton to the EpiScopacy. in 1871. Up to
that year the Episcopal churces of Dnla-
ware had been under the care of the bio
cese of Pennsylvania, but at that time.
at convention held at Georgetown. Del,
which was attended only by seven clergy
men and twenty three laymen. represent
ing thirteen parishes, the Diocese Of Del
aware was organized. Bishop Onder-
donk, of Pennsy lvania presided over this
convention, and Alfred Lee was chosen
unanimously ior the new Blshoprc. \
few months later his nomination was CON
tirmed by the General Conference, in SEES
sion at st. Paurs church. New York
City. When Bishop Lee on October Il.
lS4l, took his seat in the House of Bis
hops, their number was 81, and he was
the the thirty eighth i'll the succession of
American Bishops. The new Bishop he
gan his work in Delaware on October IS.
1S41, and he pursued his duties there
there with untiagging zeal and industry
for almost 46 years. Under his admins
tration the Church in Delaware increased
six-fold, and extended from seven to
thirty seven parishes.
He gave much time and labor to ST.
Andrews Church. Wilmington, il which
he preached only a few months before
his death, and i'll the preservation of Old
Swed.s' Church, which was in his parish
he was tireless. He also visited Mexico
several times, and was largely Instrument
tai in founding the Ep scopal church in
the Citl of Mexico HIS last official act
as Senior Bishop was the nom nation of
the Rev. William 3. Gordon. Rector OF
St. Peters p f. church. %: SMYRNA. Del, |
to be Superintendent of Missions in the |
City of Mexico and in the State of Hi |
dalgo.
Bishop Lees studies in theology, his
tory and the languages took a wide range |
He was the author of several religious |
1.-The life of St John" "a Treatise OH |
Baptism" "Eventful Nights in Bible |
History" and others of lesser note.
He was member of the American
which, in conjunction with |
the English Committee, revised the St. l.
James translation of the Bible; and in
1873 he was IA member of the Pan Angli- |
can Council. which met in London Har-
Shiu DtSb'"t'l iDt bt8ltt Oh |
LII. ID on him in 1850 and he received |
he degrees of ID. ID. and 5. T. ID. from
several institutions of learning.
Daring the war he was a powerful aid |
to the Un'on canse in his aity an State
He preached loyalty wherever he went,
and actively helped in the organization
Of Delaware troops.
B shop Lee was married to Julia White
Of Hartford. Conn, i'll 1882 Eight chill
iren were born OF the union, of whom
three survive. Mrs. Lee died in 1868.
MIR. Wanamaker and his EMPLOYEES.
John Wanamaker Of Philadelphia
reached on Friday last the Goth anniver-
sary of his business career. On that day
he announced to his army of employees
that he had perfected a system by which
be would hereafter distribute consider
able portion of his yearly profits in the
firms business with them. All who had
been in his employ for seven years would
. IN in the nrnfitg nj the buSipaSS